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[스포츠서울 김용일기자] It was a very nice break.
Despite having the best season of his European career, Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham), who is on a breathtaking schedule, recharged. He was on the list of substitutions against Marine FC in the 3rd round of the English Football Association (FA) Cup in the 2020-2021 season, which ended at the Merseyside Crosby Marine Travel Arena in England on the 11th (Korean time), but did not play. Tottenham coach Josu Mourinho favored the flagship agent against Marines in the 8th division. The main striker Harry Kane and goalkeeper Hugo Lorris were removed from the roster. In preparation for’what if’, Son Heung-min, Tangwi Ndombele, and Sergio Regilon were seated on the bench. However, Tottenham won 5-0 with Carlos Vinicius, who took the lead in the front line, completed a hat-trick only in the first half. Three days later, coach Mourinho had no reason to draw a starting card, ahead of Aston Villa and an away game in the 18th round of the English Premier League (EPL).
It was a time for Son Heung-min to take a breath. Previously, he played 25 of Tottenham’s 28 official matches this season (20 starts) and scored 16 goals and 8 assists (EPL 12 goals and 5 assists). In particular, in the EPL, where the team puts the most effort, he started all the matches along with Kane, Pierre-Emil Hoivier and Joris. It is true that while enjoying Son Heung-min’s performance, many experts worry about his physical condition. Due to the nature of Mourinho football, the attacker also contributes a lot of strength to the defensive area, so it consumes a lot of physical strength. In particular, reliance on Son Heung-min, a sprint-type, was large, so there were often concerns about injury due to stamina consumption.
Son Heung-min has been in charge of attacking the team alone since Kane left the team in January and February last year due to a hamstring injury. During that period, he scored five consecutive goals, and after running forcibly, he suffered a fracture in his right arm. After recovering, he completed 30 attack points (18 goals and 12 assists) in one season, dominating the second half of the EPL in the 2019-2020 season. However, due to the aftermath of Corona 19, the season ended only at the end of July, and after a short break for three weeks, we started preparing for the 2020-2021 season. Meanwhile, Kane quarantined immediately after vacation and did not play pre-season games. On the other hand, Son Heung-min, who has continued to feel at the peak of the game, has climbed steeply from the beginning of this season, but an emergency took place as a hamstring injury was announced at the end of last September. Fortunately, after a week’s break at a slight level, he returned to the ground again, showing off his keen sense of goal.
However, from the 2nd match against Leeds, Son Heung-min showed abnormal signs again. I ran with a bandage on my right arm, and I felt pain for a while in the match against Brentford on the 6th. He suffered a radial fracture of the forearm of his right arm during an A match in June 2017 and injured the same area at the Aston Villa in February last year. In a recent interview with Sports Seoul, he said, “There is no special problem,” but a recent game deserves voices of concern over the past injuries. In addition, he is dealing with Son Heung-min’s transfer to Real Madrid at the same time in England and Spain. For Son Heung-min, who seems to be physically and mentally exhausted even while riding on the rise of a breeze, the marine warfare break has no choice but to come closer than ever.
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